Suicide

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In the sixth century before the Christian era, religion was forgotten in India. The lofty teachings of the Vedas were thrown into the background. There was much priest craft everywhere. The insincere priests traded on religion. They duped the people in a variety of ways and amassed wealth for themselves. They were irreligious to say the least. In the name of religion, people followed in the footsteps of these cruel priests and performed meaningless rituals. They killed animals and performed various sacrifices. The country was in great need of a reformer. At such a critical period, when there were cruelty, degeneration, and unrighteousness everywhere, a reformer was to be born to save the people, and disseminate the message of equality, unity and cosmic love everywhere.
Buddha was born in 560 B.C. and died at the age of eighty in 480 B.C. . Buddha's father was Suddhodana, king of the Sakhyas. Buddha's mother was named Maya. The place of his birth was a grove known as Lumbini, near the city of Kapilavastu, at the foot of Mount Palpa in the Himalayan ranges within Nepal. This small city Kapilavastu, stood on the bank of the little river Rohini, about a hundred miles north-east of the city of Varnasi. As the time grew near for Buddha to enter the world, the gods themselves prepared the way before him with celestial portents and signs. Flowers bloomed and gentle rains fell although out of season. Heavenly music was heard, and delicious scents filled the air. On the body of the child bore at birth, were thirty-two auspicious marks (Mahavyanjana) which indicated his future greatness, besides secondary marks (Anuvyanjana) in large numbers. Guatama’s mother Maya died seven days after her son's birth. He was brought up by his aunt Mahaprajapati, who became his foster- mother.
On the birth of the child Siddhartha, astrologers made predictions to his father Suddhodana. "The child, on attaining manhood, would become either a universal monarch (Chakravarti), or abandoning house and home, would assume the robe of a monk and become a Buddha, a perfectly enlightened soul, for the salvation of mankind". Then the king said: "What shall my son see to make him retire from the world?" The astrologer replied: "Four signs". "What four?" asked the king. "A decrepit old man, a diseased man, a dead man and a monk - these four will make the prince retire from the world" replied the astrologers.

Child Adolescent and suicide
Suicide attempt is a potentially self-injurious behavior with a non-fatal outcome, for which there is an evidence that the person intended at some level to kill himself/ herself (Kola 1). In simple words a person tries to kill himself/herself by poison, injury and many other ways. Then intent to commit suicide is called suicidal ideation. Now a days, many people committing suicide in which most of them is the youth generation. Why it happens?. When a person

Suicide and Suicide Ideation among College Students
Suicide is the most severe outcome of suicidal behavior following other behaviors including suicide ideation, and self inflicted injury (Spicer & Miller, 2000). Suicide, along with suicide ideation, is a worldwide epidemic that affects many college and university students today (Westfield, Homaifar, Spotts, & Furr, 2005). College and university students are more exposed than their non-attending college peers to suicidal behaviors due to the heavy

Is Suicide the Only Way Out?
“Each year, 44,000 Americans, die due to suicide”(AFSP). Suicide is the 10th most leading cause of death in the US. To point out, suicide is the act of intentionally causing one’s own death. People commonly view suicide as an alternate way out of misery. Some view it as weakness, but others view it as the only way out. Although there are two sides to every story, should the suicidal be frowned upon?
Should the suicidal be viewed as selfish for committing suicide? In

The solution behind suicide, can be as simple as someone showing that they care about ones mental health. The person who takes their life may believe that the actions they take are a solution to something that can’t be handled with help from those around them. They continue with these action due to never seeking help never receiving the correct help. “Individuals may not realize how hard a suicide can affect those during the years of high school and college.” (Biebel). As suicide begins to be viewed

Suicide and the Predictions of Suicide
In the first paper I read about hopelessness and eventual suicide,
four authors studied 207 hospitalized patients with suicidal ideation.
There was a follow up period of 5-10 years when these patients were
systematically checked up on to see their status. Fourteen eventually
completed suicide within the follow up period. In the study the
researchers used the Beck Depression Inventory, the Hopelessness
Scale, and the Scale of Suicidal

Honors English III
Mrs. Briggs
15 January 2014
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The act of suicide is a common issue some may contemplate when faced with the hardships and difficulties of life. These vicious thoughts could be brought on by any troubles such as heartbreak, depression, or in Hamlet and Ophelia’s case, the death of a loved one. The result of one’s actions depends how one copes with the situation they’re presented with. Although, the act of suicide ultimately lies in the hands of the troubled person, it is not

Youth suicide is a serious issue happening today (American Association, 2010). Suicide was the third leading cause of death for youth aged fifteen to twenty-four. In 2010, 4,600 adolescents died from suicide.
Of the 4,600 youth who committed suicide, “7.8% self-reported having attempted suicide one or more times in the previous 12 months, 2.4% reported having made a suicide attempt in previous 12 months, 12.8% reported having made a plan for a suicide attempt in the previous 12 months, and 15.8%

In 2014 there were more than 42,773 suicide deaths reported (Suicide Facts). Many things play a role in suicide deaths such as: depression, bullying, and fighting. In many cases people have demonstrated clear warning signs. Psychologists have done a lot research to find out that depression is leading cause in suicidal death. In relation to that there are a lot of types of suicide: Egoistic, Altruistic, Fatalistic Anomic. Even though some people do not catch the warning signs others may

Suicides are becoming a major role in this day and age. The thought of one ending his or her life is developing in many minds of teenagers around the globe. There are many reasons to why a person may put their life in risk for example, depression, stress, and being bullied. Suicide is rising all over the world and needs to be looked at as a worldwide threat. Globally, the rate of teen suicide rises daily; therefore, many precautions such as therapy, antidepressants, and suicide hotlines prevent such

Suicide is the third leading cause of death for people age 15 to 24. Accidents are number one and homicide just passes up suicide and come in second. According to the National Mental Health Association, “Each year, almost 5,000 young people, ages 15 to 24, kill themselves. The rate of suicide for this age group has nearly tripled since 1960…”(1). More and more teenagers are being pushed to the edge, as explained in the story of eighth grader, Luis.
Luis was the skinniest eighth-grader in his class